Box-plank and cleat therefor.



` J. H. GRBENSTREET.

BOX BLANK AND GLEAT THEREPOR. APPLwATloN FILED Amm?. 1911.

l 1 1 5,066, y Patented Oct. 27, 1914.

[I l R /f ///l Y 11p Y i .mson n. Gmennsmnnnr, or INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

3dfx-Pimm: AND CLEACI: THEREFOR.

Specifica don of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 27,151

Application lee'llpril 17, 1911.* Serial No. 621,630.

To @Il `whom 'it 'may Conor/n lle it known that I7 JASON H. GREEN- S'rnnn'r. a citizen ol. the United States. residing'at Indianapolis. in the county of Marion and State o'l Indiana, have invented a new and useful Box-Blank and Cleat There for. of which the following is a specification.

'In the nlanu'facture of box blanks from cleats sheets,binding wire and Staples, it is.

necessary that the cleats be so relatively spaced end to end. that when thevarious sections ot the blank are folded to positions at right angles to adjacent sections, the

`tion ol successive blanks.

The object of my presentinvention is to vproibire a Cleat, and blank formedfrom a4 series of such cleats, of such character that the cleat itself will earryits own spaeing;` member. readily broken ott just before the blank is fold'tal into box form. By this arrangement the neeessityot' spacing members in the blank forming machine is avoided andy the blank itself is still'eued for shipment so that in sliijmient the- (,fomieetingr wires; will not be' come buckled at the points between tl1e .adjacent edges oi the Sections,

' lt is to be. understood ythat the adjacent eudsotcleats 'For boilr blankeof this type are given many different lforms depending either upon the use to which the box' is to be put or upon the fancy of the manufacturer, and the' ldrawings which are submitted herewith are only intended as illustrativeof particular applications of my. invention and not in any way as limiting the application thereof.

The my invention.

Figure' 1 is a plan of one complete blank anda portion of the initial section of another blank, embodying Amy invention, the

adjacent corners ol the sheet material beingvv broken awayin oltderto show the form and relation of the cleats; Fig. 2 a perspective Each spacingy member maybe accompanying drawings illust ate View of one end of the cleat such as is used in the blank shown in Fig. l; Fig. 3 a perspective View of a slight nnxliieation of' a cleat like that shown in Fig. Fig. l a plan of the adjacent ends ot two cleats ot' a ditl'ereut overlapping form..

In the drawings, 1() indicates a cleat o? any desired form termed at one end liso to properly coperate with a portion 12 formed near one end of a similar cleat. Heretofore it has been the custom to form the portion 1Q at the end of ythe cleat but in my present invention I make the cleat as much longer than usual as the distance de- Lzired between the two cleats and this addi .tional length 13 is Separated from the portion 152 by notches, kerfs or any other suitable formatiou 14 so as to weaken the zouneetion between the part '12 and the part lll to a sufhcient extent so that while the part 13 will remainin. place during the ordinary handling' of the cleats in the production of the desired blank, and will thus serve asa sj'naciuLr member between the cleats. such' portion 13 desired to fold the blank into box form.

Where a four-sided box. is to be prmlueed,`

each fourth cleat will be providedwith an extra longr Spacing; member lil. as indi-. .cated in Fig. 1. IThe sheets.: l5 will beconnected to the cleats l0 by binding'. wires 1G and staples 1T or in any other. deeircd manner. The particular 4manner by means of which the sheets andeleats'are connected vmay be readily broken ofi' when it is together may be selected without departing` from my invention. l

lt will be understood. of course, that, if

desired, a spacing: member 13 might be' formed at `each end of each cleat but -for ordinary box blanks this would. make thel spacing member so thin that dillieulty might be had in'nniintaiuiugg its integrity duringl the production ot a blank. Such construction would not depart from my invention but' I do not recommend its use.

It will, of course.' be understood that the saine results might be obtained by putting a spacing member on both ends of one cleat and omitting an spacing` member on the adjacent cleat.,l a d also that the 4long spacing,lr member on each fourth cleat, in a foursided box,.may be omitted whcrethe blanks are'to be formed individually in a' machine. or ,a .xnachineisl provided with an initial spacingmember which will produce the de sired Space between-the last and the first sections of the adjacent blanks; all4 Without departing-from the spirit of my present invention.

l claim as my invention:

l. is an article of manufacture, a cleat for box blanks having its ends formed to co-act with other cleats when such blank is in folded condition and carrying at one end a detachable integral spacing )ortion normally preventing folding up of the blank.

ils an article of manufacture, a cleat for box blanks having its ends formed to co-act with other cleats when such 1clank is in folded condition and carrying at one end a detaehable spacing portion normally preventing folding up of the blank.

25. ills an article of manufacture, a box blank comprising sheets and4 cleats With the sheets connected to the cleats andtwo or more sach cleats arrangedI end to end to forni sections and the sections connected b flexible members, the said cleats having adljacent ends abutting and formed for cO-action when the sections are folded into box form and said cleats also carrying detachableA integral spacing members normally preventing folding up of the blank.

e. an 'article of manufacture, a box blank comprising sheets and cleats With the sheets connected to the cleats and two or more such cleats arranged end to end to form sections and the sections connected by flexible members, the said cleats having luljacent ends abutting and formed for colaction when the sections are folded into'boxy form and said cleats also carrying detachable' spacing members normally preventing folding up of the blank. f Y

5, As an article of manufacture, a cleat for box blanks having its ends formed for ultimato. lateral voveilapping engagement withy similar cleats, and carrying at oneend an integral spacing portion required to loe-'removed before overlapping of adjacent cleats in a folded box blank can be accomplished.

(3, As a article of n'ianufaeture, a box blank comprising sheets and cleats with the sheets com'xected to the cleats to form sections and lthe sections connected by flexible members, the said cleats having their adjacent ends formed for lateral overlapping engagenient when the sections are folded into box form, and said cleats also carrying integral spacing portions required to be re- Limone moved before the blank can be folded to bring adjacent ends of the cleats into lateral overlapping association.

7. As an article of manufacture, a box blank comprising a plurality of straight edged sheets arranged in spaced relation edge to edge, two series of cleats secured transversely to said sheets in parallel relation and abutting endto end, said cleats having their adjacent ends formed for ultimate other Wnen the sheets are folded into overlapping relationship, each of said cleats having a portion abutting against its neighbor and required to be removed before the portions formed for overlapping engagement can be folded into such. lateral overlapping engagement, and binding Wires secured to said sheets and cleats and extending continuously across the sheets.

8. As an article of manufacture, a box blank comprising a plurality of straight edged sheets arranged in spaced relation edge to edge, and two series of cleats secured transversely to said sheets in parallel relation and abutting end to end, said cleats having their adjacent ends forrfied for ultimate lateral overlapping engagement with each lapping relationship, each of said cleats having a portion abutting against its neighbor and required to be removed before the por- Utions formed for lateral overlapping enlgagement can be folded into such overlapping engagement.

' 9. As an article of manufacture, a box blank comprising two series of abutting cleats arranged end to end, said cleats formed at their adjacent ends for ultimate lateral over lapping engagement when brought into angular relationship and having portions required to be removed before such angular overlapping relationship can be established, and sheet material securedl to said cleats, adjacent cleats being flexibly connected to each other.

In Witness whereof, l, have hereunto set my hand and seal at indianapolis, Indiana, this 13th day'of April, A. l), one thousand ni ne hundred and eleven.

JASON Il. GREENSTREET. llitnesse's Ainnun M. Hoon,

FRANK A. FAHLE.

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